Visit Tumbling Weir in Ottery St Mary
Mapped inside Ottery St Mary’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 4. The mix takes in 3 attractions, a garden and a museum. A longer outing takes you to Exeter Cathedral, 18 km off.
The first to see in Ottery St Mary
After Tumbling Weir come 2 attractions, a garden and a museum.
GardenCadhay Gardens500 m outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionAuthentic Saxon Village2.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWhimple Heritage Centre4.6 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionHoniton Show3.4 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
To the northwest is where most of the 4 nearby are.
The dashed line is Ottery St Mary’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
Other attractions lead the count with 3 of 5.
Green: inside Ottery St Mary. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Ottery St Mary
First the one in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Ottery St Mary comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
49 listed buildings are on Ottery St Mary’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ottery St Mary →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive, Exeter Cathedral (18 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralExeter Cathedral18 km west
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum18 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastlePowderham Castle18 km southwest
FortHembury7.8 km north
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp9.3 km east
CastleRougemont Castle18 km west
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House13 km west
Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde15 km southwest
CastleTiverton Castle23 km northwest
AttractionKents Cavern35 km southwest
CastleBickleigh Castle20 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes24 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Ottery St Mary (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Ottery St Mary: your questions
What are the main attractions in Ottery St Mary?
The place to visit inside Ottery St Mary’s built-up area is Tumbling Weir. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Ottery St Mary have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ottery St Mary: Whimple Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ottery St Mary?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blackbury Camp (English Heritage), 9.3 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Ottery St Mary?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (18 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (18 km), Powderham Castle (18 km), Hembury (7.8 km).
Where are Ottery St Mary’s historic buildings listed?
Ottery St Mary has 49 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Ottery St Mary when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (13)
- Cadhay Gardens: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knightshayes: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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